Test gntp.notifier fails about gntp HOT 15 CLOSED

I'm not certain about Growl on Linux but do you have a copy of Growl running?
I know there is a Growl for Linux project ( http://mattn.github.io/growl-for-linux/ ) but I have never used it so I do not know how well it is supported. I think most people who are using this library, are running it to send messages to the OSX Growl ( http://growl.info/ ) or Growl for Windows ( http://www.growlforwindows.com/gfw/ )

This library by itself does not create the messages on your desktop, but it talks to a Growl application to display those messages.

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Actually I do not have a copy of Growl running. My first attempt to get growl notification was following the tutorial at http://masnun.com/2013/08/18/python-sending-growl-notifications.html. Do you think that having Grow installed is a prerequisite to make gntp work?

I would like to use growl notification triggered from my ubuntu localhost targeting a windows virtual machine.

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To send a Growl message to a different computer, you need to specify the hostname argument, which the default "run as module" quite reasonably does not do -- it tries to send to localhost, so if you don't have a local Growl client running, it will fail.

I've tested sending Growl messages going the other way (sending a message from Linux virtual machine to Windows host), and it works:

import gntp.notifier
import logging

# enable display of debug messages
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)-10s - %(message)s')

# send a test (use IP address or hostname)
gntp.notifier.mini('foo', hostname="192.168.1.3")  # target host IP address

The Windows growl settings under the Security tab need to have "Allow network notifications" on, and if the "require password" options are enabled, a password needs to be assigned in the growl "password manager", and password must be passed as a parameter in addition to hostname.

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I think onionradish covered most of it. The default "run as a module" is meant as a simple check to see if it's installed correctly, but perhaps I should make the error messages more clear and add a bit of a better note in the documentation.

This library ships with a "gntp" command that you can use to send a message and check to see if it is hitting your VM correctly.
gntp -m test -H 127.0.0.1 -P password

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@onionradish and @kfdm Thank you for your support, that helps. However I am still fighting to make it work. I guess the problem is I am not able to install growl on my windows VM, i.e. when I run the GrowlInstaller.exe it asks me for .NET version 2.0.50727 which is weird because .NET is already installed on my VM. Thus, if I try to run the example suggested by @onionradish at first seems to work but then I get a growl error:

2016-03-03 09:15:15,839 - INFO       - Sending registration to 192.168.122.123:23053
2016-03-03 09:15:15,844 - DEBUG      - To : 192.168.122.123:23053 <<class   'gntp.core.GNTPRegister'>>
GNTP/1.0 REGISTER NONE
Application-Name: PythonMini
Origin-Platform-Version: Linux-4.2.0-30-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-15.10-wily
Origin-Software-Version: 1.0.2
Origin-Machine-Name: HP-EliteBook-Folio-9470m
Origin-Software-Name: gntp.py
Origin-Platform-Name: Linux
Notifications-Count: 1
Notification-Enabled: True
Notification-Name: Message

2016-03-03 09:15:18,847 - ERROR      - Growl error
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gntp/notifier.py", line 242, in mini
result = growl.register()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gntp/notifier.py", line 97, in register
return self._send('register', register)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gntp/notifier.py", line 204, in _send
raise errors.NetworkError(exc)
NetworkError: timed out

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So I managed to install Growl on windows10 VM. The .NET required was problematic because I had updates disabled. After re-enable them I could install .NET and Growl.

Now, I get a growl icon on my desktop and if I click on it a desktop message shows up saying: "Growl is running". However no Growl Screen appears...Is this normal? Is there another way I can access the Growl screen in order to "Allow network notifications" and "password" options? I will keep trying

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You should address these questions to the GfW Google group - make sure that Growl for windows is running as it should first! https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/growl-for-windows

(try double-click on the Growl icon in the try to get settings, and then test it using the installed growlnotify tool on the windows machine... !)

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I navigate to the folder GrowlforWindows in my cmd and then run the growlnotify.exe. After that I can write messages that appear on my desktop. So the growlnotify works. I addressed my original question the GrowlGooglegroup.

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If you have Growl working on your Windows VM, then I suppose the next step is to make sure you can send a message from Linux. Make sure the Windows firewall is allowing messages on the Growl port (default is 23053) and that Growl is listening.

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I managed to send desktop notification from my linux host through Ansible executing a Powershell script. But when using python I have again an error:

gntp.error.NetworkError: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer

I changed the advanced setting for the Windows Firewall allowing port 23053 to be opened but that does not improve the situation. The main problem is that I cannot access to the Growl Screen where I can change the settings. For example I would like also to set Growl to start automatically when I log into Windows VM but I am unable to do that. Is there an alternative way to change settings (so that I can follow the tutorial at http://www.growlforwindows.com/gfw/help/#notifications) when you do not have access to Growl Screen?

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You may be able to manipulate the growl settings directly
/Users//AppData/Local/Growl/2.0.0.0/user.config I think

Something like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
    <configSections>
        <section name="userSettings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
    </configSections>
    <userSettings>
        <setting name="AutoStart" serializeAs="String">
            <value>True</value>
        </setting>
        <setting name="AllowNetworkNotifications" serializeAs="String">
            <value>True</value>
        </setting>
    </userSettings>
</configuration>

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On my windows 10 VM the file you are referring to is called Growl.exe.config and it is under C:\Program Files (x86)\Growl for Windows/`. I edited this file and changed to true the values:

Autostart = True
AllowNetworkNotification = True
EnableLoggin = True

I restarted the VM but I still need to click on Growl icon to start growl, and still gntp from linux host does not work...something else to change that you are aware of?

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I'm not sure. At this point you may need to wait for a response on the GfW forum. I don't use Windows as my primary environment (and I'm still running Win7) so I'm not aware of all the nuances of Windows 10.

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Thanks for your help..

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If it's alright with you, I'm going to close this ticket for now while you wait to hear back from the GfW forum. If they get back to you and think it's a problem with this library, please feel free to re-open this thread :)

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